18 comments:

Oh Vera, how sad.It was a funny story until I discovered why poor Lester had to be managing by himself.I wish you peace and send you my thoughts. It's such a difficult and exhausting time for all of you.

Oh Vera courage!I know how hard it is to be living elsewhere when a parent dies. I was in another country when my dad died. In fact I was on the phone talking to the neighbours who were with my dad while the medics were in the room trying to resuscitate him. I heard when they called it.

If we out last our parents and what parents would not want us to, we all must go through the experience.My father is 91 and lives 1200kms away - after reading your post, I will ring him now and let him know I love him.Thanks Vera for the reminder of my feelings - us blokes sometimes forget.Leon

I know the feeling well. I sat beside my Mum for a week in hospital in Zimbabwe and she did not even know I was there, but the Dr said any minute. After a week I had to return home to S.A. and my father then had her moved to another hospital. Her Dr had gone on holiday and we had a new one who seemed far more interested in bringing Mum out of the coma. She went on to live another very healthy 12 years after that!

My thoughts are with you, a very difficult time in one's life. Take care Diane